Issue No. 9 Worker Pay Trends

This week I’m reading about pay. Why it needs to be faster, how workers are getting more of it and, in some cases, why people would take less of it. It’s also clear that the way people get paid is evolving and these insights will help you prepare.?

Give these articles a read and feel free to reply with your thoughts.

Your friend,

Ron Ross

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